Ecotherapy could be the solution to some mental illnesses, especially in this stressful world we live. Have you ever tried going for a walk in the rain, or in the forest? How do you feel later? Can you have any negative feelings after such an experience.
What is ecotherapy?
Here are some articles for you to read about the issue:
Now that the year is coming to an end it is the perfect time to take stock of the situation, that is to say, to see all the things we have done this year, both achievements and failures or even things that could be improved. This way we will be able to make a progress in our lives and we will become more mature if we are conscious of our realities.
That is what I always think about myself, and what I ask my sons and students to do at the of the year, but especially at the end of the school year in June.
Episode 191218 / 18 December 2019 >>> Deep-sea mining:
Language related to
'mining'. Need-to-know language: excavating, sources, rich in, on the brink & ventures.
Do we still believe in Santa Claus and its tradition? Do we prefere the Three Wise Men? When do we usually get our Christmas gifts? Do we buy presents for everybody or just the children? (Have a look at the LINGOHACK section below)
What about TV or films? Do we still like watching films related with Christmas such as A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens? What other things do we usually watch at Christmas?
And apart from all this, what about family gatherings? Do we still meet all the relatives? Where do we meet? At our grandparents' house? Who does all the cooking?
Episode 191225 / 25 December 2019 >>> Christmas toys for children in poverty: Language related to
'poverty'. Need-to-know language: appeal, food bank, suffering & stigma.
Episode 191204 / 04 December 2019 >>> Victoria Falls: Is Zimbabwe drying up?: Language related to
'disasters'. Need-to-know language: drought, unsustainable, crisis, crippled & collapse.
Teaching is not a particularly easy job to carry out. Actually, there are more and more cases of people who try it and give it up after a while. We have had some examples at school.
It is true that it is a very demanding job as you have to be proficient in the subject you teach, you have to be highly motivating, you have to cope with students' misbehaviour in an appropriate way, you have to be a Super Teacher using ITC tools, there are more and more laws, changing every minute, you have to keep families informed... and so on.
What should teachers be like? Many students would prefer a super-teacher who would be telling jokes the whole time, giving high marks to everyone and not making them work (among other things). On the contrary, as you grow older, or when you miss chances in life because you are not well-prepared, you appreciate other characteristics, but perhaps it is already too late.
Episode 191211 / 11 December 2019 >>> Discovering the code of all life:
Language related to
'life'. Need-to-know language: teeming with life, biomedical sciences,
DNA sequence, breed crops & decipher the genetic code.
Christmas is just round the corner!!! Probably the best time of the year, from the point of view of family gatherings!!!
Christmas is one of the most frequent topics in this blog (you can click on the label Christmas ) and you may be able to answer some of these questions:
What kind of present would you like to have for Christmas?
Have you ever been to London or Cambridge, or Britain in general, for Christmas? Have a look at the video our Philosophy and Robotics teacher José Luis did when we went on one of our study trips and tell me if you would ever like to go.
What is your favourite Christmas carol in English?
What things do you usually do? What things do you have to do every Christmas that you like and that you don't like?
What words do you know about the topic: Christmas?
And my students in 4º ESO must remember to make a comment in this post:
6 Minute Vocabulary: More suffixes (BBC Learning English)
The English We Speak: 'Dad dancing' - Get ready to be embarrassed! (BBC Learning English) Do you like the way your dad dances? Does he make any funny movements? What about your mum?
It is not just climate change what our world has to face, but also a climatic emergency as things are getting worse and worse at such an incredible speed that it might be too late if we don't take action as soon as we can.
We can make a change ourselves >>> "Politics plays a big role in the advancement of economics and greatly impacts the environment, technology, and society in general, and this is why we aim to help the world make a better place starting with encouraging healthy political views and ideals. " (ChangeRoots ) Here's an interesting article for you to read: 3 Ways to Make a Difference: Changing The World With Political Awareness
Some articles for you to read about CLIMATE EMERGENCY:
And there are people who have already found some solutions to the problem. For example, here's an example of a Scottish firm who uses sea water or the case of some scientists who have provoked a snowstorm:
Episode 191127 / 27 November 2019 >>> Mapping the dead (How tech is finding lost graves): Language related to
'burial'. Need-to-know language: resting place, headstones, grave, cemetery and decay.
"Better as a team", said Nadal. He was really proud of having participated and won the Davis Cup last weekend, and emphasized the fact he felt even better because the victory came from a team. Tennis is an individual sport and he is used to fighting, winning and losing on his own, so he has come to the conclusion that nothing beats a victory when it is achieved as a team.
Here some quotes from "15 Quotes to Inspire Great Teamwork" (Inc.) related to the greatness of teamwork:
"Individual commitment to a group effort--that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." --Vince Lombardi
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." --Michael Jordan
"Teamwork
is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to
direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It
is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." --Andrew Carnegie
"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." --Helen Keller
"None of us is as smart as all of us." --Ken Blanchard
"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." --Henry Ford
"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." --Henry Ford
"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." --Phil Jackson
"It takes two flints to make a fire." --Louisa May Alcott
"Unity is strength. . . when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved." --Mattie Stepanek
And as a team, Spain has won their 6th Davis Cup....
Episode 191113 / 13 November 2019 >>> Do we need toys to play? (Toy-free play trial): Language related to
'play'. Need-to-know language: nursery, imagination, dexterity, deprive & gender.
It's no rubbish!! There's rubbish everywhere: at school, in the streets, in the sea, in the space... Something must be done immediately if we don't want things to go any worse!!
How many words do you know that are connected with 'rubbish'? Look far below in this post and you'll find some of them. But try first, and then have a look at this interesting LINGOHACK episode:
Episode 191120 / 20 November 2019 >>> Learn 'rubbish' vocabulary (French restaurants fighting climate change): Language related to
'rubbish'. Need-to-know language: waste food, compost, organic, landfill and greenhouse gas.
And rubbish is obviously connected to some big issues, such as: nuclear waste, climate change, recycling, reusing, upcycling, pollution, landfill, methane gas...
Words connected with rubbish: rubbish bin, dustbin, litter, space junk, debris, garbage, trash, compost, waste... You can even have a look at some posts related with this:
